SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO CẦN THƠ TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÝ TỰ TRỌNG THI HỌC KỲ II - NĂM HỌC 2014 – 2015 Môn: TIẾNG ANH -Lớp 12 Thời gian: 60 phút Giáo viên ra đề Giáo viên phản biện NGUYỄN THỊ YẾN HỒNG NGÔ MINH CHÂU ĐỀ GỐC I. PHONETICS 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A. seat B. heat C. meat D. great 2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A. match B. chair C. character D. church 3. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others. A. advance B. disaster C. government D. society 4. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others. A. collaboration B. possibility C. technological D. probability 5. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others. A. environment B. impossible C. variety D. valuable II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY Choose the correct answer. 6. He________the basic course before he took the advanced one. A. has taken B. would take C. had taken D. should take 7. I __________ here for hours and I feel tired. A. stood B. have been stood C. have been standing D. am standing 8. By the time I ______ the city, I ______ here for 20 years. A. will leave / will have lived B. leave / will have lived C. leave / will live D. am leaving / will have lived 9. Yesterday, I________TV when my father came back home from work. A. was watching B. watch C. have watched D. watched 10. By the time we ____ to the train station, Susan _____ for us for more than two hours. A. will get / has been waiting B. got / was waiting C. got / had been waiting D. get / will wait 11. Mark doesn’t ________ Alan. They are always arguing. A. cut down on B. run out of C. look forward to D. get on with 12. John, could you ________the baby while I go shopping? A. take after B. look after C. get over D. try out 13. He is disappointed at not being offered the job, but I think he will ______ it. A. turn off B. get over C. fill in D. take after 14. Everybody _________ him because of his foolish face. A. smiled at B. laughed at C. glanced D. stared at 15.Remember to _________ your best clothes for the interview. A. wear out B. put on C. show up D. fill in 16. The children seem to be totally capable _______ working by themselves. A. on B. of C. in D. for 17. I don’t want to have a discussion ________what happened last night. Let’s forget it. A. for B. of C. about D. in 18. More and more women have become _______ and do research on many fields as men do. A. science B. scientists C. scientific D. scientifically 19. How many _______________took part in the 22 nd SEA Games? A. compete B. competition C. competitor D. competitors 20. This woman has ________her whole life to helping others. A. spent B. dedicated C. used D. contributed 21. In the past, men seemed to_________ their duties at home. A. expect B. inspect C. neglect D. collect 22. It is against the law to ______ on the basis of sex, age, marital status, or race. A. suit B. discriminate C. believe D. gain 23. The major goal of ASEAN is to _________ economic growth, social progress and cultural development. A. operate B. cooperate C. accelerate D. communicate 24. The 22 nd Southeast Asia Games were ___________ in Vietnam in 2003. A. built B. met C. taken D. held 25. In the West, the birth of a girl is welcomed with an enthusiasm _______ to that of a boy. A. equally B. equal C. they are equal D. and equal 26. In the past, women were economically _____ on their husbands or fathers. A. expected B. demanded C. reliable D. dependent 27. - “Can you help me with my essay?” – “_____” A. I think that, too. B. Yes, I’m afraid not. C. Not completely. D. Why not? 28. Tom: “I think married women should not go to work.” Cindy: “________ . It’s too boring to be housewives all their lives.” A. Perhaps, I’m not sure B. I can’t agree with you more C. That’s right D. I don’t agree 29. Which is the SYNONYM of the underlined word? Southeast Asia is a region of diverse cultures. A. same B. adopted C. various D. respected 30. Which is the SYNONYM of the underlined word? There have been significant changes in women’s lives since the women’s liberation movement. A. controlled B. economic C. important D. natural 31. Which is wrong? They will help you whenever you will ask them. A B C D 32. Which is wrong? You should apologize to Isabel for coming to her party too lately. A B C D 33. Which is wrong? He had hardly left home than it began to rain. A B C D 34. Which is wrong? When I arrived at our school, all the students took part in the musical show had been there. A B C D 35. Which is wrong? If we have a chance to travel abroad, Paris is the first city where we’d like to visit. A B C D 36. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago. A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car five years ago. B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown bought this car C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years. D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown bought this car. 37. This is the first time I have attended such an enjoyable wedding party. A. The first wedding party I attended was enjoyable. B. I had the first enjoyable wedding party. C. My attendance at the first wedding party was enjoyable. D. I have never attended such an enjoyable wedding party before. 38. How long haven't you seen Peter? A. When are you going to see Peter? B. When will you and Peter see each other again? C. When did you last see Peter? D. When haven’t you seen Peter? 39. He didn’t return to his native village until the war ended. A. Before the war ended, he returned to his native village. B. It was not until the war ended that he returned to his native village. C. Not until the war ended he returned to his native village. D. Until the war ended did he not return to his native village. 40. I haven’t written to him since 1996. A. The last time I wrote to him in 1996. B. I haven’t written to him was in 1996. C. The last time I wrote to him was in 1996. D. I haven’t written to him was since 1996. III. READING COMPREHENSION 1. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase Although most families in the United States enjoy a high living standard, many American women have to work (41)______ at home and in their offices. Despite their husbands' (42)______ of the housework, women have to do most of the housekeeping tasks. In single-parent families, the mothers may not have (43)______ children to take care of, but they have to raise their families alone and have to provide for all the housekeeping money. Therefore, the (44)______ mothers have to work very hard to earn their living. Moreover, in spite of the fact that the single mothers have all the (45) ______ conveniences at their homes, they find that bringing up their teenage children alone is not easy. 41. A. fast B. hardly C. equally D. hard 42. A. responsibility B. share C. need D. refusal 43. A. few B. some C. much D. many 44. A. single B. lonely C. alone D. dependent 45. A. comfortable B. saving C. modern D. expensive 2. Read the text and choose the best answer. The 23 rd Southeast Asian Games were held in the Philippines from November 27 th to December 5th in 2005. The games were participated by the eleven nations of Southeast Asia. This was the first time that the opening and closing ceremonies were held in a large open field, despite the fact that Manila has many stadiums. The organization decided to hold the games at an open space to accommodate the large number of participants and spectators. As a result, the 2005 SEA Games ranked as having the largest audience - 200,000 people - during the opening and closing ceremonies. These games were also noted for having the most number of delegates in the history of the SEA Games. In the end, all participating countries received medals. Events in men's football actually started on November 20 th , prior to the opening ceremony. Water polo events began on November 21 st , women's football on November 23 rd , sailing on November 26 th , and tennis on November 26 th . The first gold medal of the games was awarded to Singapore on November 25 th when their water polo team came out undefeated during the round-robin tournament round. The Philippine team took the silver medal in that event, and Malaysia brought home the bronze. The Games were also considered a valuable opportunity for athletes to gain competition experience and preparation for the upcoming Asian Games and Olympic Games. It was purposely created to strengthen friendship, solidarity and understanding among neighboring countries in the region. This was the third SEA Games to be hosted by the Philippines. The last two times the Philippines hosted the games were in 1981, and again in 1991. There were 1,461 medals awarded, 444 of which were gold, 434 were silver, and 583 were bronze. 46. Up to now, the Philippines has hosted the SEA Games _______ times. A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 47. According to the first paragraph, _______. A. the opening and closing ceremonies were held in the stadiums of Manila B. only four of eleven participating countries got medals C. the 23rd SEA Games had been over by the end of November, 2005 D. the number of audience in the 23rd SEA Games was about 200,000 people 48. Which sport was first competed in the 23rd SEA Games? A. Water polo B. Tennis C. Men's football D. Sailing 49. Which was NOT mentioned in the 23 rd SEA Games? A. Peace B. Friendship C. Solidarity D. Understanding 50. Which country got the first gold medal in the 23 rd SEA Games? A. Vietnam B. Singapore C. The Philippines D. Malaysia THE END . THƠ TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÝ TỰ TRỌNG THI HỌC KỲ II - NĂM HỌC 2014 – 2015 Môn: TIẾNG ANH -Lớp 12 Thời gian: 60 phút Giáo viên ra đề Giáo viên phản biện NGUYỄN THỊ YẾN HỒNG NGÔ MINH CHÂU ĐỀ GỐC. 1996. C. The last time I wrote to him was in 1996. D. I haven’t written to him was since 1996. III. READING COMPREHENSION 1. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase Although. from work. A. was watching B. watch C. have watched D. watched 10. By the time we ____ to the train station, Susan _____ for us for more than two hours. A. will get / has been waiting B. got